Category Archives: News
2019 Special Olympics Torch Run rolls through Emporia Thursday
The Special Olympics Torch has arrived in Emporia. Local law enforcement, including the Lyon County Sherrif’s Office and Emporia Police Department, along with law enforcement from Ottawa and the...
May 29, 2019
EAC officially activates new Preston Family Trust Marquee on Wednesday
The Emporia Arts Center is now lighting up Commercial Street with a new marquee that was hung earlier this month and officially activated on Wednesday. The electric marquee put outside the second stor...
May 29, 2019
Emporia City Commission receives requests for allocations during study session Wednesday
Budget requests for 2020 dictated the majority of conversations during the Emporia City Commission study session Wednesday morning. The commission received a total of seven requests from area organiza...
May 29, 2019
Lyon County Commission weekly action session Thursday
Budget requests will headline the Lyon County Commission Action Session this week. The commission will consider 2020 budget requests from Hetlinger Development Service, Inc. and SOS Inc. In addition, ...
May 29, 2019
SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS for May 29, 2019
Due to inclement weather, the following schedule adjustments have been reported: Community *Emporia Public Library Kids Koncert now at noon inside White Auditorium Little Theater. If you have schedule...
May 29, 2019
Hostess Brands 'Sweetennial Tour' to stop in Emporia on its way across nation
Hostess Brands, LLC is turning one hundred years old this year and it celebrating the milestone with a ‘Sweetennial Tour’ across the nation, stopping in Emporia this morning. A variety of ...
May 29, 2019
Hail, high wind again commonplace around Emporia after storms; tornado leaves trail of destruction from Lawrence to KC
Strong thunderstorms hit the KVOE listening area in two separate waves Tuesday. The first wave began around 4:30 pm, with heavy rain, small hail and an initial report of a tornado six miles south of O...
May 29, 2019
WEATHER: Severe weather returns to area
After potentially tornadic activity northeast of Emporia that developed early Thursday evening, more severe weather is moving into the KVOE listening area. Active warnings *Southwest Chase County: Sev...
May 29, 2019
Tornado confirmed near Osage City; flood warnings up for Lyon, several neighboring counties
The latest round of severe thunderstorm activity has produced one confirmed tornado northeast of Emporia. A severe thunderstorm with at least two areas of rotation passed over Emporia between 4:30 and...
May 28, 2019
Severe weather beginning to stir, most of KVOE listening area in tornado watch through Tuesday evening
The risk of severe thunderstorms is now upon us through the early evening hours. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Morris and Wabaunsee counties until 10 ...
May 28, 2019
